28.1% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tooraweenah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tooraweenah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Tooraweenah now give their time to others compared to the rest of the country. While most census figures for the area remain steady, volunteering is a standout feature of local life, with 28.1% of residents helping out.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.6% of people provide unpaid child care, which is about the same as the state average. However, those providing other forms of unpaid care are well below the national figure at 8.9%.
8.9% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Tooraweenah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13929/tooraweenah/topic/community